The LA County Board of Supervisors meeting TODAY, Tuesday Feb 3, 2026 at 9:30am has kratom and 7OH on the agenda. It is possible a ban will be recommended. We need to intervene NOW!
The Preparation
Speak by Web:
Step one: Sign up to speak right away. Doing so in advance lets them know there are people interested in the topic and have something to say. Sign up by 9am on Tuesday at the latest.
Go to: https://bos.lacounty.gov/ scroll down and click “Join the meeting on the web”
Then click register and follow these instructions if you need help
Once you register you’ll be emailed a calendar invite.
Speak by phone (call in and comment live)
Call: (213) 306-3065
Participant Access Code: 2530 771 4109
Meeting Password: 2672026
Once connected, press *3 to raise your hand when the item you want is called.
Phone lines open at 9am. We are agenda item 12.
This is an all day meeting and it’s possible agenda items will not be addressed in numerical order.
You’ll want to keep the weblink up on your computer or device.
The email gives instructions for joining by mobile device, if this is easier.
If you cannot keep the meeting on your computer or phone, the agenda also gives a direct call-in number with an access code and password.
The Assignment
This hearing is a recommendation from public health to the county board on what to do about kratom and 7OH in LA county based on the incorrect assessment that 6 people overdosed and died after using kratom and/or 7OH.
This is our opportunity to intervene before misinformation causes an outright ban of the botanical in LA county.
We only have 30 seconds to 1 minute to speak. That is not enough time to make an individual argument or share your personal story.
Our action is joining together collectively and making clear kratom and 7OH are important wellness, harm reduction tools consumers and constituents do not want banned.
If you are an LA resident or work in LA, be sure to state that up front. If you aren’t, it’s still OK to call in and speak.
Suggested 30 second statements:
My name is Lily Santiago. I live in LA County and am a veteran and 7OH consumer, using the botanical for chronic pain and PTSD. I support further study of kratom and 7OH, not a ban. I support reasonable regulation, not prohibition. Thank you.
My name is Darius Marks. I work in LA County every day and am a 7OH consumer. I use both kratom and 7OH as part of my harm reduction toolkit. I encourage further study of this botanical, and oppose a ban. I am for reasonable regulation, not prohibition. Thank you.
